Begowned

/bɪˈɡaʊnd/ adjective

Dressed in or wearing a gown; clothed in formal or ceremonial dress.

From be- + gown + -ed (past participle/adjective suffix). Gown comes from Old Norse gúnn and Old Occitan goana, ultimately from Latin gunna. The be- prefix means 'dressed in' or 'covered with.'

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